FAISALABAD, June 25 (APP)::The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has nominated 42 Monitoring Officers (MOs) in the district for the monitoring of observance of code of conduct for the election campaign of General Election 2018.
According to the notification issued in this regard, the Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad would be District Monitoring Officer.
In this regard, a meeting was held with newly appointed Deputy Commissioner (DC) Faisalabad Syed Ahmed Fawad in the chair to apprise the monitoring officers of their responsibilities about the supervision of implementation of code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan for the election campaign.
The deputy commissioner asked the monitoring officers to perform their duties about the monitoring as a national task for the holding of peaceful, transparent, free and fair General Election by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
He urged them for daily visit at their area of assignments and to submit their reports on prescribed proforma in case of any violation of code of conduct.
He gave the details of different sections of the code conduct. He informed that the election candidates can display posters of 18×23 inches size, 9×6 inches hand bills, 3×9 feet banners and 2×3 feet portraits while ban has been imposed on advertising through hoardings, bill boards, wall chalking and penaflex.
He informed the corner meetings have been allowed in the election campaign but carrying and displaying of arms have been restricted.
The deputy commissioner asked the monitoring officers to send the snaps along with their report through their mobile phones regarding any violation of code of conduct.
He directed the ACs and other concerned officers to provide the copies of code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan to the contesting candidates for their information and implementation.